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In the Catatumbo area, security measures were extreme because there was also a harassment against the González Police, Cesar.
The tranquility of the quarantine was interrupted by the alarm of the Hacarí community in the presence of two explosive charges located, according to the Army, by the ELN on a road in the municipality.
“Troops thwart a terrorist action that the organized armed group ELN apparently intended to carry out on one of the main roads of the municipality of Hacarí, in Norte de Santander. The two artifacts they tried to be activated at the step of the public force”Reported Colonel Raúl Armando Medina, commander of Rapid Deployment Force No. 3.
The two bombs were deactivated and destroyed in a controlled manner by specialized Army personnel.
“The group of demolitions and explosives, with all the security protocols, achieved the controlled destruction of these devices,” added Medina.
At least five homes were damaged. The local personería condemned the fact.
“We reject the fact that an explosive device was left in the middle of the civilian population. The public force proceeded to destroy this artifact, but there were several damages to the homes of the inhabitants of the municipality”Said Robeiro Muñoz Pérez, representative of Hacarí.
The public ministry asked to separate the civilian population from the conflict.
In addition, in the San Isidro de González neighborhood, Cesar, a group of police officers who carried out registration and control operations in the area they were attacked with several rifle bursts and explosives, as reported by the Santander Northern Police command
In the event, one of the patrollers was wounded in one of his hands and was transferred to the municipality of Ocaña.
